CVE-2013-3009

The com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ClientDelegate class in IBM Java 1.4.2 before 1.4.2 SR13-FP18, 5.0 before 5.0 SR16-FP3, 6 before 6 SR14, 6.0.1 before 6.0.1 SR6, and 7 before 7 SR5 improperly exposes the invoke method of the java.lang.reflect.Method class, which allows remote attackers to call setSecurityManager and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via vectors related to the AccessController doPrivileged block.

Published: 2013-07-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-3009 is rated High Risk (67.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.38%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-3009

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.85% 4.38% -1.47%
2 2026-05-15 4.35% 5.85% +1.50%
3 2026-03-03 — 4.35% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-3009

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-3009

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-3009

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3009

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-3009

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm java 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.12 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.13 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.14 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.15 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.16 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 1.4.2.13.17 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.16.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-3009

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00026.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00027.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00028.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00029.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00031.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00003.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1059.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1060.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1081.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/20
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/3
http://secunia.com/advisories/54154 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV44792
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IX90118
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM91727
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21642336 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644197 Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_July_2013 Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-explorations.com/materials/SE-2012-01-IBM-2.pdf
http://www.security-explorations.com/materials/SE-2012-01-IBM-4.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84150
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